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A practical answer to “Are we ready for AI?”

A practical answer to “Are we ready for AI?”

A practical answer to “Are we ready for AI?”

The Nerode AI Readiness Assessment reviews business priorities, current AI use, data, governance, risk, and operational capacity. The outcome is a prioritized 90-day roadmap—not an automatic recommendation to buy software.

What the client receives

A decision. The reasoning. A plan to act on.

A decision. The reasoning. A plan to act on.

A decision. The reasoning. A plan to act on.

01

Readiness findings

Readiness findings

A six-domain picture of current readiness, with evidence sources and unknowns clearly identified.

02

Workflow recommendations

Workflow recommendations

A small set of candidate workflows assessed for value, frequency, feasibility, data, risk, and oversight.

03

A 90-day roadmap

A 90-day roadmap

Preparation steps, accountable owners, prerequisites, and explicit decisions to pilot, revise, stop, or defer.

04

Limits that stay visible

Limits that stay visible

What was reviewed, what was reported, what remains unknown, and what lies outside the engagement.

Six connected domains

Readiness is bigger than enthusiasm.

Readiness is bigger than enthusiasm.

Readiness is bigger than enthusiasm.

Thirty structured questions create a consistent starting point. Analyst judgment and workflow-specific gates turn that picture into a responsible recommendation.

01

Business alignment

Business alignment

Business alignment

Identify a business owner, a specific workflow, a baseline, and a measurable reason to change.

02

AI use & tool control

AI use & tool control

AI use & tool control

Map approved and unapproved AI tools, how they are used, and the processing terms that need review.

03

Data & access

Data & access

Data & access

Review source quality, data sensitivity, access boundaries, and the information a proposed workflow actually needs.

04

Governance & ownership

Governance & ownership

Governance & ownership

Name decision owners, document acceptable use, and establish who can approve a pilot or stop it.

05

Risk & human oversight

Risk & human oversight

Risk & human oversight

Define human review, vendor checks, action limits, evaluation criteria, and a usable manual fallback.

06

Operational readiness

Operational readiness

Operational readiness

Consider training, capacity, support, change management, and how results will be measured.

The 90-day decision horizon.

The 90-day decision horizon.

The 90-day decision horizon.

The roadmap defines an order of work. If prerequisites are not met, the next step stays on hold.

DAYS 0–30

Prepare & establish a baseline

Prepare & establish a baseline

Clarify the workflow, measure the current process, review data and tools, name owners, and test the fallback.

DAYS 31–60

Evaluate a bounded pilot

Evaluate a bounded pilot

Only after approval and the required gates pass, evaluate the selected workflow against agreed quality, time, and risk thresholds.

DAYS 61–90

Decide what happens next

Decide what happens next

Use the evidence and total effort to retain, revise, stop, or continue deferring the work. Record the decision and owner.

The assessment is advisory. It is not a security audit, legal opinion, compliance certification, implementation engagement, or guarantee of savings.

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Start with one client. Make the next step clear.

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